For patrons visiting the archives in Fredericton, we are currently experiencing a disruption in elevator service. As a result, this eliminates our wheelchair access. We are endeavouring to correct this as soon as possible and will notify the public as soon as it is rectified.

Created in 1873 from Victoria County and named after the Madawaska River: the name Madawaska comes from the Maliseet word Medawes'kak meaning "unknown": the majority of the early settlers were Acadians who settled in the area after the Expulsion of 1755: some settlers also came from the Province of Quebec.